Planning application
Agricultural Building at, Orchard Barn, Gribble Bridge Lane, Biddenden (Submitted as: Orchard Barn, Gribble Bridge Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8DH)
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for a change of use of an agricultural building and land within its curtilage to one residential dwelling and associated operational development.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2026/0970
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2026/0970
- Type
- Prior approval Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Is Given
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Biddenden
- Parish
- Biddenden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 8DH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jun 2026
Received by Ashford
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2 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Is Given
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 17 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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